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Bombay High CourtWP/243/2019disposed of

Karishma Vinayak Salgaonkar., v. Rupa Chandrakant Chodankar.,

2022-06-20Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sandeep K. Shinde3 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

WRIT PETITION NOS. 243, 250, 242 AND 245 OF 2019 WRIT PETITION NO. 243 OF 2019 Karishma Vinayak Salgaonkar ... Petitioner V e r s u s Rupa Chandrakant Chodankar ... Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 250 OF 2019 Savio Joseph Mario Maria Deliciosa Gonsalves ... Petitioner V e r s u s Anthony Alex Menezes ... Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 242 OF 2019 Joseph Robert Sequeira ... Petitioner V e r s u s Franciswco Antonio Rodrigues ... Respondent A N D

WRIT PETITION NO. 245 OF 2019 Pratiksha Udai Arolkar ... Petitioner V e r s u s Pooja Nitin Matkar ... Respondent Mr. A. D. Bhobe, Advocate with Ms. S. Shaikh, Advocate for the Petitioners.

Mr. A. Gauns, Advocate holding for Mr. Shirin V. Naik, Advocate for the Respondent in WP No. 243 of 2019.

Mr. Pankaj P. Pai Vernekar, Advocate for the Respondents in WP No. 245 of 2019, 242 of 2019 and 250 of 2019. _______________________

CORAM:

SANDEEP K. SHINDE, J DATED:

th June 2022 _______________________ P.C.

1.

The Petitioners herein had challenged the elections of the Village Panchayat of Calangute before the Administrative Tribunal relating to period 2017-2022. Pending challenge, an application was moved by the Respondents under Order 7 Rule 11 seeking rejection of Petition on preliminary objection. The objection was upheld and Petitions were dismissed vide Order dated 18.12.2018. These Petitions challenge that order.

2.

Pending Petition, the Government of Goa, Department of Panchayat Raj and Community Development, issued a Notification in June 2022 for holding the Panchayat elections for the period 20222027. 3.

In the case of Podipireddy Atchuta Desai vs. Chinnam Joga Rao & Ors.

1, the Apex Court has held that having regard to the fact that the fresh elections have already taken place, appeal has become redundant and it would be futile exercise if the validity of the elections are examined.

4.

Under these circumstances, this Court is of the view that the Petitions call for no consideration and without expressing any view on validity of the impugned order, Petitions are disposed of. SANDEEP K. SHINDE, J PEREIRA Date: 2022.06.21 19:20:22 +05'30'

ANDREZA PEREIRA 1 1987 (Supp) SCC 42